Hi there!

Have you all been surviving the heat? I can't believe how hot it's been! It's been way to hot to work in outside. The weeds are taking advantage of my absence and are slowing creeping into the garden.

My poor little squash plant has been having a rough time. First it was fungus, then some kind of insect and now the heat!

The eggplant that the tortoise munched on has recovered. I've harvested a few and they were delicious! The bell peppers and tomatoes are fruitful too. But this heat is burning and wilting the plants.

Although the heat is taken a toll on my veggie garden, my cacti loves the heat! My neighbor gave me several cactus cuttings. I didn't do much with the cactus. I always seem to get poked by the thorns. I just stuck them in some soil and left them alone. Yesterday I noticed one cacti has huge blossoms! I think the flowers only open at night. I don't know what type of cactus they are.